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(tempt)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense tempts, present participle tempting, past tense, past participle tempted
1. verb
Something that tempts you attracts you and makes you want it, even though it may be wrong or harmful.
Reducing income could tempt an offender into further crime. [VERB noun + into]
It is the fresh fruit that tempts me at this time of year. [VERB noun]
Can I tempt you with a little puff pastry? [VERB noun + with]
The fact that she had become wealthy did not tempt her to alter her frugal way oflife. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
Synonyms: attract, draw, appeal to, allure More Synonyms of tempt
2. verb
If you tempt someone, you offer them something they want in order to encourage them to do what you want them to do.
...a million dollar marketing campaign to tempt American tourists back to Britain. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]
Having spent so long at a great club like Rangers, no other Scottish team could tempthim away. [VERB noun preposition/adverb]
Don't let credit tempt you to buy something you can't afford. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
The bank will offer a current account and try to tempt customers into switching. [VERB noun + into]
Synonyms: entice, lure, lead on, invite More Synonyms of tempt
3.  See also tempted
4. 
See to tempt fate
More Synonyms of tempt

tempt in British English

(tɛmpt)
verb (transitive)
1. 
to attempt to persuade or entice to do something, esp something morally wrong or unwise
2. 
to allure, invite, or attract
3. 
to give rise to a desire in (someone) to do something; dispose
their unfriendliness tempted me to leave the party
4. 
to risk provoking (esp in the phrase tempt fate)
Derived forms
temptable (ˈtemptable)
adjective
tempter (ˈtempter)
noun
Word origin
C13: from Old French tempter, from Latin temptāre to test

tempt in American English

(tɛmpt)
verb transitive
1.  Archaic
to test; try
2. 
to try to persuade; induce or entice, esp. to something immoral or sensually pleasurable
3. 
to rouse desire in; be inviting to; attract
4. 
to provoke or run the risk of provoking (fate, etc.)
5. 
to incline strongly
to be tempted to accept
SIMILAR WORDS:  lure
Derived forms
temptable (ˈtemptable)
adjective
Word origin
ME tempten < OFr tempter < LL(Ec) temptare < L, to try the strength of, urge < IE *temp-: see temper

More idioms containing
tempt

tempt fate

Examples of 'tempt' in a sentence
tempt

Officials hoped that the superior accommodation would tempt them away, allowing workers to shore up the banks.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Tell your former boss that your affair is over, delete his number from your phone and don't be tempted to go back there.
The Sun (2016)
The lure of running a public company tempted him away from a comfortable senior management post.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
These are great value but can tempt you to buy more.
The Sun (2010)
It would need a good job to tempt him back.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Surely something must have tempted you to take me without first your usual precautions.
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
He was tempted to walk away from the game.
The Sun (2016)
Do not be tempted to buy sweet chestnut purée as it will be almost all sugar.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Exposure to scenes so utterly divorced from her knowledge did not tempt her to back off.
Linda Colley The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh: A Woman in World History (2007)
Other employers may be tempted to try something similar.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Anyone tempted to buy should go and take a look.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Not tempted by something more ladylike than the trumpet?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Be tempted by something you look good in.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
At least a conviction politician might have been tempted to say something interesting.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Many of the royal staff are not paid very much and some may well be tempted by something like this.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The next posts are often about useless slimming products and they might be tempted to buy them without seeking proper advice.
The Sun (2016)
That will tempt people to buy.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Something you're tempted to throw away could be valuable.
The Sun (2014)
Perhaps the promise of some free M&S undies will tempt him back.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But after being tempted back to the soap, they postponed it again.
The Sun (2014)
Can she tempt him away from Chas?
The Sun (2010)
But many are not practising and the Church fears that they are being tempted away by other religions.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
If we are tempted to draw back from this task and seek an easier way, we are not alone.
Christianity Today (2000)

In other languages
tempt

British English: tempt /tɛmpt/ VERB
Something that tempts you attracts you and makes you want it, even though it may be wrong or harmful.
These young people may be easily tempted into crime.
  • American English: tempt
  • Arabic: يُغْرِي
  • Brazilian Portuguese: tentar
  • Chinese: 诱使
  • Croatian: namamiti
  • Czech: lákat
  • Danish: friste
  • Dutch: verleiden
  • European Spanish: tentar
  • Finnish: houkutella
  • French: tenter envie
  • German: verleiten
  • Greek: δελεάζω
  • Italian: tentare
  • Japanese: 誘惑する
  • Korean: 유혹하다
  • Norwegian: friste
  • Polish: skusić
  • European Portuguese: tentar
  • Romanian: a tenta
  • Russian: искушать
  • Latin American Spanish: tentar
  • Swedish: fresta
  • Thai: ทำให้อยาก
  • Turkish: kışkırtmak
  • Ukrainian: спокушати
  • Vietnamese: cám dỗ

Chinese translation of 'tempt'

tempt

(tɛmpt)

vt

  1. 诱(誘)使 (yòushǐ)
    to tempt sb into doing sth or to do sth 诱(誘)使某人做某事 (yòushǐ mǒurén zuò mǒushì)
    to be tempted to do sth 受到引诱(誘)去做某事 (shòudào yǐnyòu qù zuò mǒushì)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to allure or attract
Can I tempt you with a little puff pastry?
Synonyms
attract
Summer attracts visitors to the countryside.
draw
The game is currently drawing huge crowds
appeal to
allure
The dog was allured by the smell of roasting meat.
whet the appetite of
make your mouth water
2 (verb) 
Definition
to entice (someone) to do something, esp. something morally wrong or unwise
Don't let credit tempt you to buy something you can't afford.
Synonyms
entice
Retailers will try almost anything to entice shoppers through their doors.
lure
They did not realise that they were being lured into a trap.
lead on
invite
Their refusal to compromise will invite more criticism from the UN.
woo
seduce
The view of the lake and plunging cliffs seduces visitors.
coax
After lunch she coaxed him into talking about himself.
decoy
They used flares to decoy enemy missiles.
inveigle
Opposites
discourage
,
deter
,
put off
,
inhibit
, hinder,
dissuade
3 (verb) 
As soon as you talk about never losing, it's tempting fate.
Synonyms
provoke
try
It's best not to try a new recipe on such an important occasion.
test
Test the temperature of the water with your wrist.
risk
She risked her life to help a woman.
dare
She dared me to skip class.
bait
fly in the face of

Additional synonyms

in the sense of allure
The dog was allured by the smell of roasting meat.
Synonyms
attract,
persuade,
charm,
win over,
tempt,
lure,
seduce,
entice,
enchant,
lead on,
coax,
captivate,
beguile,
cajole,
decoy,
inveigle
in the sense of bait
Synonyms
lure,
tempt,
seduce,
entice,
beguile,
allure
in the sense of coax
Definition
to persuade (someone) gently
After lunch she coaxed him into talking about himself.
Synonyms
persuade,
cajole,
talk into,
wheedle,
sweet-talk (informal),
prevail upon,
inveigle,
soft-soap (informal),
twist (someone's) arm,
flatter,
entice,
beguile,
allure

Synonyms of 'tempt'

tempt

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of dare
Definition
to challenge (someone) to do something risky
She dared me to skip class.
Synonyms
challenge,
provoke,
defy,
taunt,
goad,
throw down the gauntlet
in the sense of decoy
Definition
to lure into danger by means of a decoy
They used flares to decoy enemy missiles.
Synonyms
lure,
tempt,
entice,
seduce,
deceive,
allure,
ensnare,
entrap,
inveigle
in the sense of draw
Definition
to attract
The game is currently drawing huge crowds
Synonyms
entice,
attract,
pull in,
win,
bring in
in the sense of invite
Definition
to bring on or provoke
Their refusal to compromise will invite more criticism from the UN.
Synonyms
encourage,
attract,
cause,
draw,
lead to,
court,
ask for (informal),
generate,
foster,
tempt,
provoke,
induce,
bring on,
solicit,
engender,
allure,
call forth,
leave the door open to
in the sense of lure
Definition
to tempt or attract by the promise of reward
They did not realise that they were being lured into a trap.
Synonyms
tempt,
draw,
attract,
invite,
trick,
seduce,
entice,
beckon,
lead on,
allure,
decoy,
ensnare,
inveigle
in the sense of risk
Definition
to expose to danger or loss
She risked her life to help a woman.
Synonyms
dare,
endanger,
jeopardize,
imperil,
venture,
gamble,
hazard,
take a chance on,
put in jeopardy,
expose to danger,
take the plunge,
skate on thin ice
in the sense of seduce
Definition
to tempt into wrongdoing
The view of the lake and plunging cliffs seduces visitors.
Synonyms
tempt,
attract,
lure,
entice,
trap,
mislead,
deceive,
beguile,
allure,
decoy,
ensnare,
hypnotize,
lead astray,
inveigle
in the sense of test
Definition
to try (something) out to ascertain its worth, safety, or endurance
Test the temperature of the water with your wrist.
Synonyms
check,
try,
investigate,
assess,
research,
prove,
analyse,
experiment with,
try out,
verify,
assay,
put something to the proof,
put something to the test,
run something up the flagpole
in the sense of try
Definition
to sample or test (something) to see how enjoyable, good, or useful it is
It's best not to try a new recipe on such an important occasion.
Synonyms
experiment with,
try out,
put to the test,
test,
taste,
examine,
investigate,
sample,
evaluate,
check out,
inspect,
appraise
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